Imaging Techniques Will Help Bring Fusion Energy Closer to Reality
Harnessing nuclear fusion, which powers the sun and stars, to help meet earth’s energy needs, is a step closer after researchers showed that using two…
Fusion Energy
MIT’s Alcator C-Mod Tokamak Nuclear Fusion Reactor Sets World Record
MIT’s Alcator C-Mod tokamak nuclear fusion reactor set a new world record, achieving over 2 atmospheres of pressure for the first time. On Friday, September…
New Research May Solve Longstanding Fusion Reactor Mystery
New research from MIT shows two types of turbulence within plasma that cause significant heat loss. Solving this problem could take the world a step…
New Design Could Finally Help Bring Fusion Power Closer to Reality
Advances in magnet technology have enabled MIT scientists to propose a new design for a practical compact tokamak fusion reactor. It’s an old joke that…
New Superconducting Cable System Brings Nuclear Fusion Power Station Closer to Reality
Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a new superconducting cable system that is crucial to the success of nuclear fusion reactors. The superconductivity…
A Big Step Forward for Nuclear Fusion Power
ITER researchers working to help bring fusion power to the commercial market completed a critical step this week, successfully testing their technology that serves to…